With 28,188 Escapes sold in August, year-to-date sales jumped to 176,927. Although the CR-V also saw significantly increased August sales it wasn’t enough to regain first place. With only four months left in 2012, the Escape could unseat the CR-V as the king of compact crossovers.

The Chevrolet Equinox remained solid in third place, moving 20,231 units last month, bringing its year-to-date total to 151,027. With the Toyota RAV4 far behind the Equinox in fourth place with 15,685 units, its closest competitor is the Nissan Rogue, which sold 12,626 units.

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